Satyam Venture's India design centre for Collins & Aikman

Our Convergence Bureau
05 January 2004

New Delhi: Satyam Venture Engineering Services Pvt Ltd (SatVen), an automotive engineering services-focused group of Satyam Computer Services (Satyam), today announced the formation of dedicated India design centre (IDC) for the US-based Collins & Aikman (C&A), a multibillion dollar automotive tier-1 supplier.

The IDC will provide complete range of product design, engineering and validation services to C&A. The dedicated IDC will initially start with a team of 20 engineers and is expected to grow to over 100 engineers by next year.

Speaking about the relationship, Kurian Pothen, vice-president (engineering and design) of C&A said: "We have been working with SatVen for the past few months and are extremely impressed by their competencies and their ability to meet our needs. Our initial relationship has now matured into a long-term partnership through IDC, which will bring higher value proposition to both companies. C&A is very keen on expanding its global engineering footprints and in SatVen it has found the right partner."

Commenting on the win, B Rama Raju, managing director of Satyam Computer Services, and chairman of the SatVen, remarked: "We are quite excited to be working for C&A. The achievement reflects our capability in providing cutting-edge solutions to global customers. SatVen has rapidly moved up the value-chain and does high-end work for the automobile industry worldwide. We look forward to a mutually beneficial and exciting relationship with C&A."

Rao S Vadlamudi, CEO of SatVen, said: "We are delighted to be working with C&A. SatVen''s capabilities in delivering world class design solutions to our global customers, has earned us an enviable position in the global market place. We will continue to deliver greater value to our Customers and help them compete better in their respective markets."